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I'm guessing Laura's rich because of both being a pilot and a soldier. Money adds up.

- You forget to factor in other things, though:

- Cost of Living? How much of her salary goes to funding her lifestyle? Laura probabyl doesn't own a lot, but if her enrollment in ISA funded by the Government or is it something she's paying for? I'd imagine that Rep Candidates would have some (or all) of their expenses covered by their governments, but how much depends on the Government in question.
- IS Maintenance costs? Is she paying for upkeep on her IS, or is that covered?
- Bookkeeping? Who has say on what the money gets used for? In some cases (Cecilia) there's no restraints or monitors on how much is spent or what it's spent for. But if you're a Rep Candidate there's probably a limit to how much you can spend and what you can spend it on. I'd imagine that you may have a large salary but the actual cash-on-hand you can use may be little more than an allowance.
- And that's not even taking into account graft and corruption. A savvy Government official can possibly argue that they're 'safekeeping' the money earned by a minor (Rep Candidates are under 18 still) -- you know what happens next.

Cecilia do have limited access to her bajillion inheritance (for a certain value of limited), and Laura had full control on her money.

The rest follow Hawke's post above, you are given allowance (larger than most, but smaller than real wage). Your wage will pile up in bank account until you're declared legally adult, while government harvesting what little interest it gave.

I doubt it. Remember: Their societal views got flipped over. So if a male politician tried that, he'd be legally castrated. A female politician wouldn't do so since it gimps them. Of course all humans are different, but IS verse seems to run on the basis that the entire cast are caricatures.

I doubt it. Remember: Their societal views got flipped over. So if a male politician tried that, he'd be legally castrated. A female politician wouldn't do so since it gimps them. Of course all humans are different, but IS verse seems to run on the basis that the entire cast are caricatures.

It's a 'what if' scenario, maybe very rare, but not impossible. Hell, it's plausible because it's a caricature of politics.

I doubt it. Remember: Their societal views got flipped over. So if a male politician tried that, he'd be legally castrated. A female politician wouldn't do so since it gimps them. Of course all humans are different, but IS verse seems to run on the basis that the entire cast are caricatures.

- Not necessarily. Remember the saying "politics makes strange bedfellows"? Thus political parties that are diametrically opposed will join forces--to get additional shares in the budget/votes/whatever.

The argument here isn't for ideals or pet projects. This is about budget and finances. Governments and politicians will try anything up to (and sometimes including) outright murder to get the finances for whatever they're planning. And since money doesn't appear out of nowhere (despite what the Reserve Bank will have you believe), that usually means cutting the finances from other projects/funding.

So, if you could argue that the current Representative Candidate isn't worth the money being spent on her and that you have a cheaper alternative...

Don't think so. Maybe in REAL LIFE, but Rin specifically says that politicians BEGGED her to take the IS rep position, and she even notes that she feels smug about it. Needless to say, politics is the IS' bitch in this world.